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2023 Softball Roster

Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Erik Schelkun
Stew Milne
Juan DeLeon
Erik Schelkun

12 Taylor Erschen

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • High School Lawrence North

Biography

2023 (Junior)
• Saw action in 50 games, earning the starting nod 41 times
• Recorded 39 hits including five home runs and eight doubles
• Tallied seven multi-hit games and put together a 10-game reached-base streak
• Knocked out her first career home run against Belmont on March 12
• Collected 50 putouts and 36 assists on defense for the Flyers
• Named to the 2022-23 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2022 (Sophomore)
• Started in 11 of the 13 games she played to open her second season as a Flyer
• Sidelined most of the season due to injury
• Named to the 2021-22 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2021 (Freshman)
• Saw action in 44 games, earning the starting nod 28 times in her first season as a Flyer
• Tallied 24 hits and knocked in 13 runs
• Recorded 53 putouts and 17 assists
• Named a 2020-21 Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
• Named to the 2020-21 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Prior to Dayton
• Earned three varsity letters at Lawrence North High School under head coach Matt Marino (senior season was canceled due to COVID-19)
• A three-time Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference and All-Marion County First Team honoree
• Named to the 2019 All-USA Indy Star Softball Super Team and to the All-State Second Team
•  Holds school records in several categories including single-season average (.614), hits in a season (51), career hits (145) and career RBI (91)
• Played club ball with the Beverly Bandits DeMarini - Dorsey

Personal
• Full name: Taylor Eloise Erschen
• Parents: Amanda and Marty Erschen
• Major: finance

Career Highs
Hits: 2, 6 times
Doubles: 1, 8 times
Home runs: 1, Last vs. Bellarmine, 3-16-23
Total Bases: 4, Last vs. Bellarmine, 3-16-23
RBI: 3, Twice; Last vs. Fordham, 5-14-21
Runs Scored: 2, vs. Massachusetts, 3-25-23
Walks: 1, 8 times
At Bats: 4, 10 times
Stolen Bases: 1, vs. Illinois State, 02-27-22
Field Chances: 12, vs. Houston Baptist, 02-11-22
Putouts: 12, vs. Houston Baptist, 02-11-22
Assists: 4, vs. Belmont, 3-11-23

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2021Freshman

    Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    5'10"
    12
  • 12

    2023Junior

    Infield
    5'10"
    12